Holy Spirit To Establish A Prison Ministry

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Chuck felt compelled by the Holy Spirit to start a prison ministry. Studying his Bible in prison, Chuck read Hebrews and understood like Jesus became a man to be more merciful to humans, so too Chuck became a prisoner to sympathize with other inmates. After reading Hebrews, God’s words spoke to Chuck and he realized that God created him to be his own agent. While sitting on bed, Chuck understood that God put him in prison for a reason to not only start a ministry in prison, but to one day minister while on the outside of jail. During his time in prison, Chuck felt called to establish the prison ministry.

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